1987 PBA Reinforced Conference finals

{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=December 3 |time=7:20 pm |place=The ULTRA, Pasig, Metro Manila |TV=Vintage |referee=G. Ledezma, B. dela Cruz, A. Bartolome

|team1=San Miguel Beermen |score1=97

|team2=Hills Bros. Coffee Kings |score2=110

|Q1=29–23 |Q2=19–25 |Q3=23–29 |Q4= 26–33

|points1= Bobby Parks 27 |points2= Slaughter 39 Villamin 34

|series= Hills Bros. leads series, 1–0

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The Coffee Kings squeeze out the best from import Jose Slaughter and Yoyoy Villamin, who scored 34 points, the highest for a local in this conference, to roll back San Miguel Beermen. Slaughter refused to succumb to the pressure when the Beermen threatened at 95–98 in the closing two minutes. Four straight points from Slaughter and charities by Frankie Lim and Tim Coloso sealed the win, 105–95, with 28 seconds to go.{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nWcVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=agsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6553%2C2214341|title=Hills captures opener|work=Manila Standard}}

{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=December 6 |time=6:20 pm |place=The ULTRA, Pasig, Metro Manila |TV=Vintage |referee=G. Ledesma, A. dela Cruz, R. Gamad

|team1=San Miguel Beermen |score1=123

|team2=Hills Bros. Coffee Kings |score2=100

|Q1=26–25 |Q2=33–17 |Q3=27–26 |Q4=37–32

|points1= Bobby Parks 38 |points2= Jose Slaughter 36

|series= Series tied, 1–1

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Down 26–27, the Beermen immediately blazed away from all angles to open up a 50–36 lead before taking the first 24 minutes of play at 59–42. Bobby Parks and Abet Guidaben combined to stretch the lead to 22 points in the third quarter at 77–55.{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nmcVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=agsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6435%2C2377670|title=SMB pulls even with 123–100 win|work=Manila Standard}}

{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=December 8 |time=7:20 pm |place=The ULTRA, Pasig, Metro Manila |TV=Vintage |referee=G. Ledesma, M. Felipe, R. Gamad

|team1=San Miguel Beermen |score1=114

|team2=Hills Bros. Coffee Kings |score2=92

|Q1=31–28 |Q2=27–11 |Q3=29–19 |Q4=27–34

|points1= Bobby Parks 43 |points2= Jose Slaughter 27

|series= San Miguel leads series, 2–1

}}

The Beermen limited the Coffee Kings to only 11 points in the second quarter en route to a 58–39 halftime lead. Hills Bros badly missed the services of Marte Saldana on a twisted left knee ligament, Ricky Relosa on a left hand bone fracture and Bogs Adornado. Coffee Kings coach Arturo Valenzona had to field in seldom used Teddy Alfarero, Dennis Abbatuan and Adonis Tierra. There was no stopping the Beermen as they led by as many as 31 points, 87–56.{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=oGcVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=agsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6592%2C2530637|title=SMB swamps Hills|work=Manila Standard}}

{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=December 10 |time=7:20 pm |place=The ULTRA, Pasig, Metro Manila |TV=Vintage |referee=

|team1=San Miguel Beermen |score1=113

|team2=Hills Bros. Coffee Kings |score2=105

|Q1= |Q2= |Q3= |Q4=

|points1= |points2=

|series= San Miguel leads series, 3–1

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Ricky Relosa suited up for Game four but the Coffee Kings efforts were not enough in stopping the Beermen from taking a 3–1 series lead. Hills Bros was in the thick of the fight until the final minute of the ballgame.

{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=December 13 |time=6:20 pm |place=The ULTRA, Pasig, Metro Manila |TV=Vintage |referee=G. Ledesma, A. dela Cruz, R. Gamad

|team1=San Miguel Beermen |score1=96

|team2=Hills Bros. Coffee Kings |score2=86

|Q1=32–21 |Q2=22–23 |Q3=19–24 |Q4=23–18

|points1= Bobby Parks 30|points2= Jose Slaughter 32

|series= San Miguel wins series, 4–1

}}

Hector Calma, Bobby Parks and Abet Guidaben combined to open up a 30–18 lead before the Beermen took the half at 50–44. The Coffee Kings, undaunted by injuries to their key men, refused to give up easily and levelled the count five times, the last at 75-all, but the Beermen unloaded a crippling 17–2 blast to break the backs of the Coffee Kings and led, 92–77, with 2:23 to go. Bobby Parks put on the final icing of their title triumph with a buzzer-beating jumper.{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pGcVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=agsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6655%2C2858572|title=SMB ends title drought|work=Manila Standard}}

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1987 PBA Reinforced Conference Champions
San Miguel Beermen Third title

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{{player2 | num = 5 | first = Franz | last = Pumaren | pos = G | ft = 5 | in = 9 | lbs = | college = De La Salle | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 6 | first = Pido | last = Jarencio | pos = G | ft = 5 | in = 10 | lbs = | college = UST | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 7 | first = Alfie | last = Almario | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 0 | lbs = | college = De La Salle | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 9 | first = Samboy | last = Lim | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 0 | lbs = | college = Letran | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 10 | first = Alvin | last = Teng | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 4 | lbs = | college = Arellano | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 11 | first = Tonichi | last = Yturri | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 5 | lbs = | college = De La Salle | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 12 | first = Yves | last = Dignadice | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 4 | lbs = | college = STI WNU | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 14 | first = Hector | last = Calma | pos = G | ft = 5 | in = 9 | lbs = | college = Adamson | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 15 | first = Ricardo | last = Cui | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 3 | lbs = | college = Lyceum | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 17 | first = Jeffrey | last = Graves |dab=basketball | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 3 | lbs = | college = Angeles | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 22 | first = Bobby | last = Parks | pos = GF | ft = 6 | in = 3 | lbs = | college = Memphis State | nat = USA | note = I }}

{{player2 | num = 32 | first = Abet | last = Guidaben | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 5 | lbs = | college = USJ-R | nat = PHI }}

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• {{player||PHI|Derrick Pumaren}}

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{{player2 | num = 7 | first = Marte | last = Saldaña | pos = G | ft = 5 | in = 11 | lbs = | college = FEU | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 9 | first = Naning | last = Valenciano | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 1 | lbs = | college = USLS | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 12 | first = Teddy | last = Alfarero | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 4 | lbs = | college = De La Salle | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 13 | first = Elpidio | last = Villamin | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 3 | lbs = | college = | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 15 | first = Ricky | last = Relosa | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 3 | lbs = | college = Mapua | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 21 | first = Jose | last = Slaughter | pos = GF | ft = 6 | in = 3 | lbs = | college = Portland | nat = USA | note = I }}

{{player2 | num = 22 | first = Dennis | last = Abbatuan | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 2 | lbs = | college = JRU | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 26 | first = Adonis | last = Tierra | pos = G | ft = 5 | in = 9 | lbs = | college = FEATI | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 32 | first = Tim | last = Coloso | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 2 | lbs = | college = Letran | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 33 | first = Bogs | last = Adornado | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 1 | lbs = | college = UST | nat = PHI }}

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• {{player||PHI|Arturo Valenzona}}

| asst_coach =

• {{player||PHI|Cholo Martin}}

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(I) Import

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{{1987 PBA season by team}}

{{San Miguel Beermen}}

{{Alaska Aces}}

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1987

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PBA All-Filipino Conference Finals